BY ROMINAH FAKA
The case of a 29-year-old man facing multiple charges has been further adjourned for next week for plea and sentencing submissions.
Reginald Joseph is charged with two counts of domestic violence, one count of intimidation and molestation and one count of malicious injuries.
The matter was heard at the Magistrate Court on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 where defence updated court that it has issues with the proposed agreed facts prosecution sent them.
Defence also told court that the defendant had indicated a guilty plea and therefore requested additional time to finalise the agreed facts and prepare sentencing submissions.
The matter was adjourned for Monday, August 4, 2025 for plea, agreed facts and sentencing submissions.
The first complainant, 54, and the defendant, 29, are related as father and son.
The alleged incident took place on August 24, 2022 at Mamasa Village, Central Guadalcanal.
It is alleged that Joseph, the defendant returned home drunk that night and caused disturbance to his father and family at their house by shouting and asking for food.
In anger, while eating, he continued shouting, saying that the food was not enough and then he threw all their household cooking utensils outside the house.
The complainant (father), who was awakened by the noise decided to throw a stone at the defendant (his son) in an attempt to stop him from causing further damage.
The defendant turned back and noticed that it was his father.
He then took a stone and chased after his father causing the complainant to trip on a tree root and fall to the ground. He then told his father that if he had wanted to kill him, he would.
A witness intervened and told the defendant to put down the stone, to which he complied.
The second incident allegedly occurred on June 2, 2024, at Mamasa village.
It is alleged that the second complainant and his family saw the defendant climb up their ladder.
The defendant armed with a kitchen knife and a container of petrol threatened to burn the second victim’s house.
Again, on January 14, 2025, the defendant allegedly damaged the wall of a dwelling house that belonged to the second victim.
Able Maelanga from Police Prosecution Department appears for the crown and Bethsaida Kere represents the defendant.
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